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...jammed Haqqani Expressway. Groups of women waved green banners above their heads near Vanak Square. Protesters near Motahari Street, once they realized that nearby riot forces had been recalled to the massive Imam Khomeini Mosalla (mosque) prayer complex, burned tires and chanted all sorts of seditious phrases, including "Die Mojtaba" (a reference to the second son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, thought by many to be groomed as his successor), "Death to the dictators" and "Down with Russia." "It's out of control," said a university student with glee...
...speculation: that the public brawl Ahmadinejad finds himself in is just part of the smoke and mirrors orchestrated by Khamenei or his protégés to lend Ahmadinejad more credibility. A political insider in contact with officials in the regime says Khamenei's second son, Mojtaba Khamenei - who holds substantial influence among the ruling clergy and is seen by many as being groomed to succeed the Supreme Leader - still firmly supports the President. "He needs Ahmadinejad around to give himself legitimacy," says the insider. "This is all just a game...
...Some people have no choice," says documentary filmmaker Mojtaba Mirtahmasb. "If you're an actor for TV and you get a call saying you will lose your livelihood, you may have no choice but to accept to deny you ever signed." He didn't sign the letter, but that's because, he says, he's become disillusioned with politics. He did sign a petition earlier this year, however, to protest recent cultural policies that have severely limited support for independent filmmakers. Mirtahmasb himself spent three years preparing a major feature film production, only to see his permit withdrawn...
...have been stressed out during finals, but at least you didn’t have to take your tests in handcuffs. That’s what Mojtaba Saminejad, a student at Tehran’s Azad University, had to do on Jan. 21. Saminejad was sentenced to two years for nothing more than “insulting the Supreme Guide.”In a country referred to as the “largest prison for journalists in the Middle East,” Iranians face stiff penalties for exercising their right to free speech. Since April 2000, nearly...
...Mojtaba Shadbash, 23, is one of them. Her brother joined the N.L.A. a year ago, she said, and she was subsequently arrested and harassed by Iranian police. Two months ago, she walked for two days across the mountains to join her brother in the Iraqi desert. Her sole aim: "I want to overthrow the regime." Her passion, and that of her companions in arms, is not enough. But clearly the National Liberation Army will remain a knife in the side of the Tehran government for years to come...